I have never heard a good argument against installing multilib and you can't switch short of starting over once you have a system set up.. so I would recommend multilib unless you are building a dedicated appliance with very limited storage.
Matt On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 3:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ahoy all, > > upgrading to a new machine for audio work, and it is Core 2 > Duo-based, thus Gentoo amd64. just wondering if it is better to install > this as a multilib or no-multilib? i have searched and found posts going > either way, but they are a bit dated. most, if not all, of the apps in the > overlay are available at least ~amd64. are there any reasons not to run a > no-multilib system? specifically, for performance and compatibility with > audio apps? also, i have never used a VST, so they are not a big issue for > me. > > thanks in advance. > > peace, w > > > >
